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Showing posts with label Pesaro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pesaro. Show all posts
20 February 2019

Francesco Maria II della Rovere - the last Duke of Urbino

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Last male in famous family line Francesco Maria II della Rovere, as depicted by Italian painter Federico Barocci in 1572 (Uffizi Galle...
8 December 2018

Arnaldo Forlani - politician

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Oldest surviving former prime minister Arnaldo Forlani was prime minister of Italy for just eight months Italy’s oldest surviving pr...
20 February 2018

The Barber of Seville premieres in Rome

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Rival fans wreck debut of Rossini’s most famous opera A typical costume for the main character, the barber Figaro The Barber of ...
15 May 2017

Anna Maria Alberghetti - singer and actress

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Child prodigy who rejected Hollywood to become Broadway star Anna Maria Alberghetti's good looks made her attractive to movie stu...
16 February 2017

Valentino Rossi - motorcycle world champion

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Rider from Urbino among his sport's all-time greats Valentino Rossi is still chasing his 10th world championship title at the age...
26 January 2017

Hebrew Bible in print for first time

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Bologna printer makes history The early printed editions of the Torah were presented in the form of a scroll The first printed edit...
27 July 2016

Mario Del Monaco – tenor

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Singer became famous for his interpretations of Otello Mario Del Monaco, dressed for his most famous role as Otello in Verdi's ope...
29 February 2016

Gioachino Rossini – opera composer

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The amazing talent of composer Rossini Étienne Carjat's 1865 photographic portrait of Gioachino Rossini One of Italy’s most pr...
13 November 2015

Gioachino Rossini

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Italian composer who found the fast route to wealth and popularity The success of Rossini's early operas made him wealthy and succe...